The Security Service of Ukraine reported a suspicion to the former head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, who held this position from October 2021 to July 2022. It should be noted that during the specified period, the Kherson Regional State Administration was headed by Gennady Laguta.

“One of the episodes that the Ukrainian special service is currently investigating concerns the illegal appropriation of property. In particular, the former official appropriated a car that was provided to him for temporary free use during a full-scale invasion,” the SBU noted..

The investigation found that in the spring of 2022, the official himself turned to a local businesswoman with a request to provide him with an SUV for free use “for official purposes”. The woman agreed to help Laguta, as noted in the SBU, " However, in July, Laguta decided to privatize the car with the help of a private notary, while the entrepreneur was out of the country..

“Thus, he received a power of attorney from a notary, authorizing him to dispose of this car (including selling, leasing on conditions at his own discretion). Further, the official “sold” this car to his subordinate, the head of the patronage service of the Kherson district police department, and the next day he “resold” it to his leader back,” the SBU added..

The car has now been arrested.. The examination found that the notarized power of attorney has a fake signature.

The suspicion of the ex-official was announced under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:.

3 st. 358 (forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of counterfeit documents, seals, stamps);

4 st. 190 (fraud).

The sanction of the articles provides for imprisonment up to 12 years with confiscation of property.

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The Cabinet of Ministers approved the dismissal of the head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Gennady Laguta on June 28. Prior to his appointment in August as the head of the Regional State Administration Yaroslav Yanushevich, these duties were performed by Dmitry Butriy. Currently, the head of the regional administration, Yanushevich, has also been dismissed from his post..